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| How do I square a hexagon shape? | 8/8/2008 |
Q: I am making a baby blanket and I have sewn together 7 granny square hexagons (one in the centre and ...
A: The closest solution that I can see is to crochet 4 more motifs and add them to each side creating a ...
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| crocheting | 8/6/2008 |
Q: Could you please tell me I'm going to be crocheting a afgan and in the pattern it says to chain 1 ...
A: If it says to skip the next chain, then most likely you would do your stitch in the next chain or ...
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| crocheting in the ends | 8/5/2008 |
Q: I love to crochet, and I'm COMPLETELY self taught and I'm pretty darn good at it. I have a question ...
A: It is normal to have an uneven edge with the chain 3. There are a couple of things you can do to ...
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| Cleaning a starched lampshade | 7/21/2008 |
Q: I recently found a white crocheted lampshade with red roses at a garage sale with a vase that ...
A: If you wet the crochet shade in any way you will lose the starched shape. Since it is on a lampshade ...
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| Working with a Q hook | 7/21/2008 |
Q: I am trying to use up old yarn by making an afghan with a Q hook. My question is this, As the Q ...
A: You don't say what type of crochet you are doing. With the traditional crochet you don't have to ...
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| Using the "Q" hook | 7/15/2008 |
Q: I've only been crocheting a couple of months. I love it. I've decided to do an Afghan for a wedding ...
A: It sounds like you did your beginning chains to tight. I have had the same problem with the larger ...
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| pattern instructions | 6/29/2008 |
Q: Where in dc stitch do I insert my hook when the directions say "dc in next dc"?. I am using size 10 ...
A: I do crochet video tutorials on Youtube. I am providing a link to a stitch and hook placement video ...
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| navajo afghan | 6/24/2008 |
Q: sure you can help. I have made this afghan before. But, for some reason my beginning rows are ...
A: It sounds to me that you are doing to many stitches in the beginning which would mean there is an ...
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| afghan repair triple crochet | 6/22/2008 |
Q: i need to repiar an afghan from my g-ma.. its 3 different colors and i want to figure a way of doing ...
A: You can repair it with the existing yarn if you think you have enough. My concern would be that the ...
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| Afghan Repair | 6/12/2008 |
Q: I have an afghan that my grandmother made and it's been passed down to my mother and now to me. My ...
A: Yes, you need to replace the stitch that was done, as close as you can to the original stitch. ...
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| Afghan Repair | 6/12/2008 |
Q: I have an afghan that my grandmother made and it's been passed down to my mother and now to me. My ...
A: I have a video tutorial on Youtube for the basic crochet shell stitch. You will just need to copy ...
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| Reading Crochet Pattern | 5/27/2008 |
Q: I am a novice crocheter and a pattern I am trying to crochet reads: inc 2 (1, 0) I am not sure about ...
A: There are two things I can think of. One is that it is showing sizes for an article of clothing. ...
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| outer edges of afghan are uneven | 5/19/2008 |
Q: I am crocheting scrap afghans for charity. When I finish the piece, I do not understand how to ...
A: You are welcome. What you mentioned about crocheting over the tails is the problem. If you have a ...
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| Yarn match | 5/19/2008 |
Q: I was given 2 skiens of yarn that did not have the slips on them I have no clue who made them or ...
A: There are no websites that I know of like that. I have listed some name brand yarn companies. You ...
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| outer edges of afghan are uneven | 5/18/2008 |
Q: I am crocheting scrap afghans for charity. When I finish the piece, I do not understand how to ...
A: If I understand you correctly, you are wanting the edges to be even and they are wavy because of the ...
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| outer edges of afghan are uneven | 5/18/2008 |
Q: I am crocheting scrap afghans for charity. When I finish the piece, I do not understand how to ...
A: With an afghan you have your width and length which will be different sizes unless you have made a ...
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| Pattern Help! Please. | 5/1/2008 |
Q: hope you help me. I am making a halter top. The first 10 1/2 inches of the pattern have been 5 dc's ...
A: If you look at what you wrote for the second row, you are doing a slip stitch in the first single ...
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| how much yard and how many stitches | 5/1/2008 |
Q: Good afternoon. I recently ran across a Solid Scallop crochet stitch that I love and I want to just ...
A: This is the only gauge I could find. Gauge calculators online are new to me. ...
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| Altering a pattern | 4/29/2008 |
Q: I found a vintage baby pattern made in crochet thread with steel hook. How can I convert it to use ...
A: Finding the gauge is going to be the same for clothing or designing your own creations. What I would ...
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| Trouble getting correct gauge | 4/28/2008 |
Q: I've been crocheting for over 20 years and never worried much about gauge, as I mostly make afghans. ...
A: There is no set standard in crochet hooks so if the designer created the pattern with a Susan Bates ...
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| wrong side, right side | 4/28/2008 |
Q: im just about to crochet a bag from this 'pattern' on ...
A: The only thing that I see lacking in the instructions is to join to your beginning chain with a slip ...
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| wrong side, right side | 4/28/2008 |
Q: im just about to crochet a bag from this 'pattern' on ...
A: The right side of the pattern is going to be the side that the front post cables are worked. The ...
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| Altering a pattern | 4/27/2008 |
Q: I found a vintage baby pattern made in crochet thread with steel hook. How can I convert it to use ...
A: What I would suggest is crocheting a swatch of your pattern stitch so you can get a measurement from ...
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| TROULBE UNDERSTANDING ROW 3 OF AFGHAN PATTERN | 4/24/2008 |
Q: ROW 3: STATES I NEED TO CH 3, DC IN EACH OF NEXT 2 DC,X-ST(DC IN EACH OF NEXT 3 DC, X-ST) REP ACROSS ...
A: You are doing your stitch in the shape of an X. You are making your stitch over to the left of your ...
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| star stitch variation in crochet | 4/16/2008 |
Q: I acquired this afghan pattern called 'points of light quilt afghan' Its done in two color triangles ...
A: The star stitch demonstrated on Google is only a partial star stitch with the second row done in ...
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| crocheting with multicolored yarn | 4/12/2008 |
Q: I have made 2 afghans with multicolored yarn (what I call varigated). When finished, the afghan ...
A: What I would suggest is to make sure that you have the same dye lot when you purchase the yarn. ...
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| macrame | 4/12/2008 |
Q: why is it that when i ask about macrame i get crocheting. i know how to macrame but i cant find ...
A: I found a few websites by just typing macrame in the search engine. I don't know why you are sent ...
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| macrame | 4/12/2008 |
Q: does nobody macrame anymore? i keep asking about finding supplies, but always get info about ...
A: Here are some other places you might try. I hope this will help you find your supplies. Have you ...
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| Pattern Problem - Please Help! | 4/9/2008 |
Q: I have been crocheting for many years and yet this pattern has me stumped. I really like the layette ...
A: First I will suggest to look at a picture if you have one. Sometimes you can see what the author ...
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| Crochet Hooks | 4/7/2008 |
Q: I have a couple of large crochet hooks (different sizes). Neither one has a size written on them. ...
A: I have not seen any image charts for crochet hooks. Picture sizes can be distorted which would make ...
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| deciding a pattern | 3/31/2008 |
Q: my daughter wants me to crochet queen sized throw with a star in the center (straight single crochet ...
A: I would suggest that you crochet a small swatch with the yarn you will be using, so you know how ...
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| Crochet Rag Rug Joining Material | 3/30/2008 |
Q: I have crocheted and read patterns for about 30 years but only using yarn, this is my first attempt ...
A: What you do is to cut a small cut, in the end of the fabric you want to extend. We will call it ...
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| Crochet Question | 3/28/2008 |
Q: I'm am trying to working on a Baby Ripple Afghan that is featured in a Leisure Arts Snuggle-Up Baby ...
A: I do crochet tutorials on YouTube. Below are two ripple variations that might help you out. ...
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